Patent · US Expired

Cradle type ground lug for conduit

US4159859A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 21, 1977
Grant dateJul 3, 1979
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Expiry dateNov 21, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R4/60
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A grounding device includes an internally threaded collar having an end insulator bushing and provided in its outer peripheral face with a radial coupling socket which has regularly circumferentially spaced longitudinal grooves and a tapped axial bore in its base. A wire clamp includes an elongated base provided at an end thereof with a projecting polygonal shank which slideably engages the socket and grooves to permit the selective angular adjustment of and the angular locking of the wire clamp to the collar. A locking and fastening screw engages a bore coaxially formed in the shank and the tapped bore in the socket base. The wire clamp includes a stationary jaw integrally formed with the base and a screw advanced movable jaw.

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